Irvine, California – Numismatic photography expert Phil
Arnold has joined the GreatCollections Auctions team as Director of
Photography.

For the past 18 years, Phil headed Professional Coin Grading Service’s
(PCGS) imaging department and developed their Trueview imaging. He
photographed the vast majority of major numismatic rarities over that time,
including the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle – the world’s most valuable
coin.

Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections commented “I welcome Phil to our
team – and look forward to providing even higher-quality images for our
auctions to the benefit of consignors and bidders. Phil’s work is
second-to-none in numismatic photography, and his love of numismatics is
showcased with every image he takes.”

After graduating from Western University in Ontario, Canada, Phil studied at
the Pacific Design Academy before deciding to focus on his numismatic
photography career. The stars aligned, as this was the time PCGS needed
their first full-time photographer to take digital images. Phil was hired
and he moved to Southern California. For 18 years, Phil took literally
millions of coin images at PCGS, while also improving the quality to the
pinnacle of the numismatic industry.

“I’ve known Ian for the past decade, and I’ve always admired his and
Raeleen’s reputation for integrity within the industry. GreatCollections’
growth in this time has truly been remarkable, and I’m excited to now be a
part of their small-company environment. We are going to the next level in
making GreatCollections’ photographs the best in the business – not just for
their record breaking coin auctions, but also for the new collectibles we’ll
be auctioning in the very near future,” said Phil Arnold about joining
GreatCollections.

GreatCollections is planning on adding additional images of toned coins and
rarities, which will start to appear in auction listings in the next few
weeks.

Aside from overseeing the GreatCollections Auctions coin images, Phil will
also be instrumental in setting up the GreatCollections photography for the
new collectibles categories launching in 2023.